Barely three years ago, Carter Jenkins arrived in Los Angeles, hoping to take the big city
by storm. What he didn't know was that it would happen almost immediately upon arrival.
In this very short time, Carter has gone from just another kid from Tampa, Florida, to major
star of television and film. This July, Carter stars in the remake of the 70's hit
The Bad News Bears, along side Greg Kinear, Billy Bob Thornton and Marcia Gay Harden.
In September, Carter stars in NBC's much anticipated sci-fi drama Fathom, airing Monday
nights at 8:00 p.m.

Carter's interest in acting began at the age of 7, in a Tampa area community theatre. His
parents believed that local theatre would pacify his need to perform…they couldn't have been
more wrong. Instead, Carter grew to love acting even more and instantly knew that this is
what he wanted to do with his life. At the end of one of his performances, a local talent
agent approached Carter and his parents and his road to stardom began. Almost immediately,
Carter booked several local and national commercials.

After attending a workshop in Tampa hosted by a Los Angeles based talent manager, Carter and
his mother decided to take a trip to Hollywood. In July 2002, they packed their bags and
headed west in search of Carter's dream. Shortly after their arrival, Carter was signed to an
agent and the town was only to happy to have him. It became quite clear to the rest of the
family that this is the ideal place for Carter, so they packed up and joined the duo in
Los Angeles. Given Carter's track record, it was smart move.

When the remake of Bad News Bears was announced, Carter thought it was almost too good to be
true --- both of his passions could be taken advantage of for one project. This summer, the
world will get to see Carter star as Joey Bullock, the infamous pitcher for the "other" team.
Oscar nominee Greg Kinear plays Carter's dad and team coach. "Filming BAD NEWS BEARS was like playing every day - it was not work," states Carter. "I had the best time working with Greg."

Immediately after the movie wrapped, NBC came along and cast Carter in FATHOM, a science
fiction drama set in San Diego. Carter, starring as Miles, the intelligent, curious teen who
discovers this new form of sea life and has no idea what disaster is waiting for him.
FATHOM has created quite a stir, and has become the much anticipated show for the new fall
season. The show launches this September.

Prior to his work on FATHOM, Carter had a recurring role on Nickelodeon's Unfabulous, and
guest starred on Lost, CSI New York, Everwood, Oliver Beene, The Bernie Mac Show, Scrubs,
Punk'd, Run of the House, JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, and Without a Trace. Carter will also be seen
this summer on the Disney Channel in Life is Ruff. Next year, you can catch Carter in the
movie theatres in Think Tank and Lucky 13.

Carter currently lives with his parents Eric and Mary, his sister Tiffany (20) and his big
brother Renneker (15) who is also an actor, as well as his two dogs and three cats. Carter
proudly boasts, "My family lives by the motto 'Carpe Diem, Seize the Day' and that's what
we're doing."

Before his acting career, Carter was a super star baseball player in Florida. Carter earned
awards for his skills and sportsmanship in AAU baseball and was also voted MVP for both his
baseball and football teams. When asked if he felt like he was missing out on "being a kid,"
Carter replied "I have a great life, my dad always says that he's never worked a day in his
life because he loves what he does so much that it doesn't feel like work. That's exactly
how I feel about acting. I love everything about it, from the audition to seeing the final
product on TV or in the movies. Everybody does different things growing up…this is me being
a kid!"

In addition to acting, Carter enjoys playing basketball, baseball, football, jumping on the
trampoline and going to "late night bowling" excursions with his family and friends. He also
likes going to the movies and traveling with his family as much as he can. When asked what
are the most important things in his life, Carter modestly replies, "First God, then my
family, then my friends, and then my career. After that, its sports!".

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